| Details & Directions | Volunteer | Logo Contest | Early Bird Walk | Exhibitors | Program |
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society and the City of Cupertino would like to invite you to attend Wildlife & Harvest Day - one of the premier festivals in the Bay Area where hundreds of families come together to celebrate the harvest season and learn about local birds, nature, ecology, and wildlife. Over a dozen nature-oriented organizations will provide live animals demonstrations, educational presentations, free hands-on activities, an early morning bird walk, nestbox and bird feeder construction, face painting, and more. Don't miss out on the fun! We'll see you there!
October 19, 2019
10 AM to 3 PM
Blackberry Farm (get map or driving directions)
21979 San Fernando Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
Location and Parking
Wildlife & Harvest Day festivities are located at Blackberry Farm located near our headquarters in McClellan Ranch Preserve, all located in Cupertino. There is limited onsite parking for elderly and disabled at Blackberry Farm, as well as plenty of additional parking a short walk away at Monta Vista High School.
This event is free! (Note: if you choose to build a nestbox, there is a small fee to offset the cost of supplies.) Sorry, no dogs allowed.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are needed to help us make Wildlife & Harvest Day 2019 the best one yet! We'll need help with projects like set-up in the morning and take-down in the afternoon, as well as arts and crafts tables, nest box building, and more! Sign up for a shift through the link below. We are looking forward to working with you!
Wildlife & Harvest Day Logo Contest
Young artists in grades preschool through twelve (ages 5-18 years old) can participate in this yearly art contest to develop a logo for Wildlife & Harvest Day. All artwork features native California wildlife. The winning logo will be printed and displayed on event flyers, posters, T-shirts, and used in other promotions. The deadline for submissions is 4:00PM on September 3.
Check out all of the incredible submissions to the 2018 contest here!
Check out the 2018 winning logo below!
Morning Bird Walk (prior sign-up required)
"Early Birds" can join a guided bird walk 8:00 to 9:45 AM at Charleston Slough in Mountain View. Please note: ALL ages are welcome to attend the walk, but it will be geared towards children. Following the walk, participants can drive to the Wildlife & Harvest Day festivities. Prior sign-up is required for this walk.
Morning Bird Walk: Registration Closed
2019 Exhibitors (Updated regularly)
Wildcat Education and Conservation Fund (live big cats)
The Marine Science Institute (live leopard sharks)
Palo Alto Jr. Museum and Zoo (live bald eagle & western screech owl)
Bay Area Herpetological Society (live reptiles)
SCVBG - Santa Clara Valley Beekeepers Guild (live bees)
WERC – Wildlife Education & Rehab Center (live native wild animals)
Youth Science Institute (live animal ambassadors from Vasona Nature Center)
Grassroots Ecology
Environmental Volunteers
Guadalupe River Park Conservancy
Felidae Conservation Fund
Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
Friends of Stevens Creek Trail
UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County
Our City Forest
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Cupertino Green
SCVAS – Nests, eggs, nest box building
2019 Program
Live animals & presentations
Arts & crafts
Pumpkin patch
Environmental organizations
And so much more!